The gate arm was down Thursday afternoon at the Morse Boulevard gate at County County Road 466.
The topic of knocked-down gate arms was mentioned Wednesday morning at a Villages Homeowners Association safety clinic.
“It costs $200 a pop to repair these gates, and you know where that money is coming from? Right out of our amenities fees,” said Mark Gallo, VHA assistant director for Region 7.
About 2,400 gate arms are knocked down each year, according to Community Watch.
Gate-crashers might want to beware of high-tech gate cameras which are capturing their actions. You can read about gate cameras HERE
Downed gate arms were the topic of a letter to the editor submitted last week to Villages-News.com. You can read that letter HERE
